Hercules Dome

Hercules Dome is a large ice dome between the and the Horlick Mountains in Antarctica. The feature was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1959–60.
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Hercules Dome

Latitude
-86° or 86° south
Longitude
-105° or 105° west
Elevation
2,614 metres (8,576 feet)
Open location code
256Q2222+22
Geo­Names ID
6639337
Wiki­data ID
Q5736454
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Hercules Dome” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 赫爾克里斯穹
  • German: Hercules Dome
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hercules Dome

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